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The European Union (EU): Current Challenges and Future Prospects in Brief
This report provides a brief history of the EU and the major simultaneous challenges currently facing the EU as an institution. It also discusses the potential implications both for the EU itself and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date:
October 27, 2015
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases
This report discusses congressional restrictions on federal debt. The statutory debt limit applies to almost all federal debt. The limit applies to federal debt held by the public (that is, debt held outside the federal government itself) and to federal debt held by the government's own accounts.
Date:
October 1, 2015
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011
This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of New Specification Requirements for Course Backfill Materials for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls
Technical memorandum outlining specifications to more precisely assess the service life of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls.
Date:
October 2015
Creator:
Azari, Houman; Rocha, Sergio; Garibaym Jose; Walker, W. Shane; Bronson, Arturo & Nazarian, Soheil
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program
This technical report discusses the analysis of data on deaths that occurred in the process of arrest.
Date:
October 2015
Creator:
Banks, Duren; Couzens, Lance & Planty, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Following "El Chapo" Guzmán's Escape
This report discusses U.S.-Mexican security cooperation in the wake of the escape of JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán on July 11, 2015, from a maximum security federal prison near Mexico City.
Date:
October 20, 2015
Creator:
Beittel, June S. & Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 2013
Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on an upcoming Texas Constitutional Amendment Election.
Date:
October 15, 2015
Creator:
Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the One-Stop Delivery System
This report provides details of WIOA Title I state formula program structure, services, allotment formulas, and performance accountability, a program overview for national grant programs, and a brief overview of the Employment Service (ES), which is authorized by separate legislation but is an integral part of the One-Stop system created by WIOA.
Date:
October 27, 2015
Creator:
Bradley, David H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aid for Reconstruction of Houses of Worship: A Legal Analysis
This report examines the constitutional rules governing federal funding for religious buildings and analyzes the Court's previous decisions on this issue. It also analyzes more recent lower court and administrative opinions that have distinguished the Court's decisions and allowed public funds to be awarded to houses of worship.
Date:
October 19, 2015
Creator:
Brown, Cynthia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Religious Objections
The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized federal constitutional protection for same-sex marriage. This report will analyze a range of legal issues for which Obergefell has implications.
Date:
October 23, 2015
Creator:
Brown, Cynthia & Lunder, Erika K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions
This report contains information on the legislative branch agency heads' appointment processes, length of tenures (if terms are set), reappointment or removal provisions (if any), salaries and benefits, and most recent appointments.
Date:
October 19, 2015
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: October 30, 2015
Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on October 30, 2015. This hearing includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders and a discussion by the Commission on parts of the early draft of the CECANF final report.
Date:
October 30, 2015
Creator:
CQ Transcriptions
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report
Report focused on "studying environmental flow needs for Texas rivers and estuaries" (p. 1).
Date:
October 30, 2015
Creator:
Carothers, Richard; Hodges, Ben R. & Passalacqua, Paola
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sentencing Reform: Comparison of Selected Proposals
This report is a comparison of selected criminal sentencing reform bills as introduced: H.R. 3713, H.R. 2944, S. 502, and H.R. 920; and S. 2123 as passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee with a manager's amendment).
Date:
October 26, 2015
Creator:
Cole, Jared P. & Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment and Removal
This report discusses the impeachment process, which provides a mechanism for removal of the President, Vice President, and other "civil Officers of the United States" found to have engaged in "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
Date:
October 29, 2015
Creator:
Cole, Jared P. & Garvey, Todd
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EPA Policies Concerning Integrated Planning and Affordability of Water Infrastructure
This report examines recent initiatives by EPA, an integrated planning policy and a framework policy for assessing a community's financial capability to meet objectives and requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Date:
October 8, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives Using the 2013 Estimated Citizen Population
This report examines the impact on the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives if such a change were to occur, using an estimate of the 2013 citizen population in place of the 2010 apportionment population to determine the potential distribution of seats in the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress.
Date:
October 30, 2015
Creator:
Crocker, Royce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016
This report provides an overview of Medicare Part B premiums, the relationship between the Social Security cost-of-living increase (COLA) and Part B premiums, and the potential impact of a projected 0% Social Security COLA in 2016 on Medicare premiums, based on recent projections by the Medicare Trustees.
Date:
October 20, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentence Reform Acts: S.2123 and H.R. 3713
This report discusses the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, S. 2123, and the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 3713, use virtually identical language to reduce the impact of the mandatory minimum sentences which federal courts must now impose for certain drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How Treasury Issues Debt
This report examines Treasury's debt management practices, focusing on the auction process, how prices and interest rates of securities are determined, and the role of market participants in the process. It also addresses the role of debt plays in influencing present and future budget outcomes.
Date:
October 1, 2015
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations
This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals, available FY2015 estimates, and FY2016 legislation.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History
This report provides a brief history of federal affirmative action law, including legal and political developments at the federal, state, and local levels. It describes the origins, affirmative action in public education, minority contracting, and recent developments as of 2015.
Date:
October 19, 2015
Creator:
Feder, Jody
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) and it discusses the Army's proposed replacement to the Vietnam-era M-113 personnel carriers, which are still in service in a variety of support capacities in Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs).
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army's M-1 Abrams, M-2/M-3 Bradley, and M-1126 Stryker: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses various issues surrounding the M-1 Abrams Tank, the M-2/M-3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), and the M-1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle, centerpieces of the Army's Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs) and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs). Congress is concerned with the long-term military effectiveness of these vehicles.
Date:
October 15, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library